No 1 Chinese Restaurant — Restaurant in Elizabethtown

This establishment has been my go-to for over seven years now. I've always loved the food, the service, and the atmosphere.

I don't blame them for having to cost-cut where they could, given what the world has gone through over the last year.

The food is not the same. It's just not. The lo mein lacks any depth. The wonton soup tastes so homogenized that I could barely distinguish the broth from the meat product within the wonton noodle!

I've learned a bit about preparing take-out style Chinese over the last few years, you folks were my source of inspiration! I even bothered to learn how to make wonton wrappers from scratch manually!

I can say with absolute confidence that I KNOW they can do a better job. They used be much, much better.

The worst part of this? Still the best take-out between the two slop shops in town. Probably all of Bladen And Robeson county.

Learn to make your own fried rice, people! It's surprisingly very simple to make....

.... Edited Feb 23, 2022....

I decided to give the place another shot. My mistake. Should've gone to the one by Walmart. Service was poor, as usual. The price,over priced. as usual. The quality, somehow even more subpar than ever before. The vegetable lo mein was so bland I whipped together my own sauce using: low sodium soy, green onion, white pepper, garlic, oystersauce, and sesame oil. It improved the flavor quite a bit.

The food cost too much for what it is. If you want some lo mein, buy some Number 10 noodles from a Walmart Supercenter and watch a YouTube video. I promise you will be able to make something far better than this dreadful food. Plus, apparently they don't wash their nappa cabbage prior to cooking since a reviewer posted pictures of their noodles with FRIED STINK BUGS in it.

I only hope a new asian take out joint comes into town. This place has gotten complacent with subpar trash and their customers...

Normally a very good place to eat, tonight the selection was poor, had been on the line for a long time and the selection was very limited. They advertise supper from 6:30 to 9:30, however at 8:30 they told a group of 6 people that they had to order from the menu. The food was practically deleted at that time. If I had walked in at that time, looked at the steam table and the condition of the food and lack thereof, I would have left before they could have mentioned anything about ordering from the menu.

Not good customer service or care. Based on this experience today, I will look for another place to eat. I understand that there is another Chinese restaurant on the other end of town. I'll try to find it and give it a try.

If I ever do go back to No. 1, I'll go in and look good before I sit...

As a business owner I try not to leave a bad review, but I feel this time it is necessary my family and I just left from eating there. I ended up getting sick from the fish on the buffet. I told the staff that the fish had turned when I paid for my meal. I went outside for fresh air while my family continued to eat. I came back in to sit with my family, and found myself very ill. I quickly excused myself as my stomach was very upset. Walking back to the table I passed the buffet, and the staff had not removed the spoiled fish. I have ate there before, and have never had an issue before now. I brought my concerns to the management before I resulted to writing this review. We will not...